Non-refillable bottle.



C. A. TURNER.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE. A.APPLIourIoN FILED umso, 1913.

THE NORRIS PETERS CO., PH01ULITHO., WASNINGTUN, D. C.

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Specification of Letters Patent NQN-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

Patented aug. ii, asia.

Application filed April 30, 1913. Serial No. 764,668.

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES A. TURNER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Mt. Carmel, in the county of Wabash, State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Non-Refillable Bottles; and l do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and eXact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. i

rllhis invention relates to improvements in non-refllable bottles, and has for its object to so construct an article of this type that it will be impossible to refill the same after the original contents thereof have been emptied.

A further object of the invention is to so construct a bottle of this type which canbe manufactured at a minimum cost, simple in construction, and one in which the neck would have to be broken to relill the same, thus indicating to the purchaser that the bottle does not contain its original contents.

With these and other objects in view, this invention resides in the novel features of j construction, formation, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying` drawing, in which Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view through the bottle. Fig. 2 is a sectional view on line 22 of Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view of one of the guards. Fig. t is a sectional view on line 4 4 of Fig. l. Referring to the drawing, the numeral 1 designates a .bottle having the neck 2, the lower end of which isprovided with a valve seat 3. Formed interiorly of the neck 2 are annular shoulders 4, 5 and 6, the same being` spaced apart, and arranged one above the other. Mounted in the neck 2 vfor slight vertical movement is a stem 7, preferably formed from glass, and having formed upon its upper end a disk 8, the same being of a diameter slightly less than' the neck 2 so that liquid can pass therearound when the bottle is inverted, and itis desired to pour the contents therefrom. Adapted to coact with the valve seat 3 is a disk 9, the same being smaller than the disk 8, and has formed upon its upper surface a projection 7 and upon its under surface a lug 10 which engages the ncork plug 11, the same being conical in shape and is adapted to engage the valve seat 3 when the bottle is in an upright or partly upright position so that liquid cannot be placed in the bottle.

Guards 12, 13 and 14C are operablein the neck 2 and are formed from disks of sheet metal, the same being bent concave-convex in cross section. Each guard is formed with a central aperture l5, the apertures of the guards 12 and 13 being engaged by the stem 7, while the aperture of the guard 14 is engaged by the projection 7, whereby all of the guards remain in spaced relation. rThe guards are held upon their respective cooperating elements by molten glass. The guards are of course co-nnected to the stem 7 and projection 7 previous to the insertion of the same in the bottle neck 2. It is obvious that when the stem 7 is placed in the neck 2 and forced downwardly the guards will contract sufficiently Vso that the guard l2 will pass the shoulder 4, and the guards 13 and 14 will pass the shoulders 5 and G, after which the guards expand so that when the bottle is inverted to pour the contents therefrom the rims of said guards will engage their respective shoulders, and whereupon the stem 7 will move downwardly with the extension 7, thus permitting the plug 11 to disengage the seat 3, the movement of the stem being arrested when the edges o-f the guards contact with their respective shoulders. Each guard is provided with a plurality of slots 16 and notches 16, and through which the liquid passes when the bottle is inverted. The valve plug 11 is held in engagement with the seat 3 upon placing the cork 17 in the bottle neck which rests upon the disk 8.

What is claimed is A bottle of the class described having a valve scat formed in its neck, a plurality of annular shoulders formed interior-ly of said neck, a stem adapted for movement in the neck, a disk mounted in the neck and adapted to coact with said seat, said disk having a projection formed thereon a plurality of guards connected to the stem, a single guard carried by said projection, said guards be- 4In testimony whereof, I aiX myA signaing.v arranged one above the other and in ture, in the presence oftwo Witnesses.

spaced relation, slots formed in said guards, said guards .being concave-convex and CHAS. BONHAM',

the shoulders WhenV the bottle is inverted;V Y 1 ARTHURC. WEAVER.

and the disk dsengages said seat.

Copie: of this patent may be obtained for ive penis each,-V by s .ddressngV the Commissioner of Patents. i v Washington, D. C. f f

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